According to a report from Press TV, five civilians have been killed in a US drone strike carried out in Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Kunar.
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Ariana and Kam Air to Merge: Officials said
Ariana Afghan Airlines will merge with the privately-owned Afghan airline Kam Air, airline officials said Saturday, although the final agreement has not been inked. Kam Air president Zmarai Kamgar said the merging of the two Afghan carriers makes sense in the face of the stiff competition from international airlines. “We pioneered the merger,” he said.… Continue reading Ariana and Kam Air to Merge: Officials said
Talk of Assad’s removal unacceptable: Syrian FM
“No one should dare discuss the position of the president … this is unacceptable,” Muallem said in a Saturday interview with Syrian state television. The Syrian foreign minister also called on the “nationalistic opposition” groups to lay down their weapons and join talks for forming a new government. Muallem added that rejecting the foreign intervention… Continue reading Talk of Assad’s removal unacceptable: Syrian FM
Mali military intervention to last as long as necessary: Hollande
“People often ask how long this will last. I reply, the time it takes. The time it takes to vanquish terrorism in this area,” Hollande said on Saturday. Earlier on Saturday, Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that the number of its boots on the ground in Mali reached 2,000, while a further 900 French… Continue reading Mali military intervention to last as long as necessary: Hollande
Heavy flooding kills 15 in Indonesia
Thousands of homes and the central business district (CBD) have been inundated and traffic has come to a standstill in Jakarta, DPA reported on Thursday. Of the eleven people killed in the floods two died in Jakarta and four family members in Semarang, the capital of the Central Java Province. “Our map shows that about… Continue reading Heavy flooding kills 15 in Indonesia
McCain: US should do more to help militants in Syria!!
McCain made the remarks in a meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres in al-Quds (Jerusalem) on Saturday. “There are some of us who would like to see the United States more significantly engaged in assisting” the Syrian opposition to bring the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad down, McCain said. In a key speech on… Continue reading McCain: US should do more to help militants in Syria!!
Mexico police officers arrested
More than 150 police officers have been arrested in northern Mexico on suspicion of having links with organised crime. The director of public security in Gomez Palacio and his counterpart in the city of Lerdo were also detained. Soldiers cordoned off the police stations of the two cities in simultaneous raids. Mexican President Enrique Pena… Continue reading Mexico police officers arrested
French journalist shot dead in Syria
French war reporter Yves Debay has been killed by sniper fire while reporting on Syria crisis in the northern city of Aleppo. A Turkish official said on Friday that the Belgian-born Debay was taken to Turkey, where medical staff pronounced him dead, after being shot once in the head and once in the chest on… Continue reading French journalist shot dead in Syria
Israeli bullets injure 2 Palestinian youths
Israeli soldiers have shot and wounded two Palestinian youths, one near the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the other in the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli security forces seriously wounded a 15-year-old Palestinian boy on Friday during a protest in the Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem. The teenager was hit in the face by… Continue reading Israeli bullets injure 2 Palestinian youths
Police attack protesters in Bahrain
Saudi-backed security forces have attacked anti-regime protesters across Bahrain as crackdown on peaceful protests continues in the Persian Gulf country. The Bahraini regime forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters and arrested several demonstrators including women on Friday. “Down (King) Hamad,” chanted the protesters in the narrow alleys of central Manama. Separate demonstrations… Continue reading Police attack protesters in Bahrain
Statement of Grand Ayatollah Mohseni regarding Quetta tragedy
By the name of generous and merciful Allah The nobles and believers of Quetta, Peace, mercy and blessing of Allah be upon you all! The tragic disaster that led to martyrdom of eighty-six and injuring more than a hundred in Quetta and also the martyrdom of hundreds of the Pilgrims of Atabat Aliat (Holy shrines) have… Continue reading Statement of Grand Ayatollah Mohseni regarding Quetta tragedy